Forward Deployed Engineer
About the job
- 8+ years of relevant IT experience in which at least 2 years of working experience in GenAI/Agentic AI Frameworks, Orchestration, Deployment and at least 3 years on AI solutions along with overall 4-5 years experience on software development with delivery/team ownership.
- Proven experience of client engagement, Solutioning , owning and driving delivery of Agentic AI workstreams and delivering successful production grade systems.
- Hands on experience with atleast 2 Agentic AI frameworks like Langchain/Langraph, CrewAi, Google ADK or Azure AI Agents SDk and delivering at least 1 Agentic Solution on Production.
- Hands on experience (Atleast 2 years) in setting up Vector Databases and RAG solutions.
- Hands on with Python/Java, SQL, API development with at least 3-4 years hands on experience in these technologies.
- Experience with technical delivery including hands-on contribution of atleast 3 AI projects other than GenAI/Agentic AI.
- Atleast 1 year experience with Data cleaning, ETL, batch/stream processing, orchestration
- Solid understanding of SDLC, version control (Git & GitHub) and demonstrated experience of leading 1-2 projects.
- Experience in deployment and observability of Agentic AI systems and workflows.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
- Cloud Systems: Experience with cloud AI platforms (AWS, Azure, Google AI).
- Willingness to travel.
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Informatics, Data Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent practical experience).
- Owns client relationship, scoping, delivery assurance, escalation, and team coordination across FDE squads for AI solutions
- Sets technical direction, advise C-suite, shape strategy, lead multiple squads
- Interacts with Client teams, understand the requirements, datasets to determine and refine objectives.
- Contribute to building the solution and own the end-to-end technical delivery of workstreams including Hands-On delivery of Agentic AI solutions
- Continuously monitor progress and measure alignment with expected customer outcomes.
- Design agentic AI Solutions and facilitate the orchestration of agents through workflows to automate client processes. Set up agentic ingestion, builder, and catalogue pieces, then operate on customer stacks to cut time‑to‑value.
- Evaluate and choose the models with respect to client’s requirements.
- Deploy and support Agentic AI solutions in client environments.
- Mentor FDEs on potential solutions and contribute to their upskill.
About the company
Kyndryl provides managed IT infrastructure services for large enterprises, helping them run and modernize their technology environments. Its offerings cover cloud adoption, cybersecurity, security operations, and digital workplace services, all delivered under long-term managed-service contracts. The company works by partnering with major technology providers (including Microsoft) to offer integrated, end-to-end solutions, often complemented by a new security operations center (SOC) and other security capabilities. This focus sets it apart from competitors through scale, enterprise-grade governance, and a history rooted in IBM’s infrastructure services, now independent but aligned with large technology partners. The goal is to support digital transformation by providing reliable, scalable, and secure infrastructure management that enables enterprises to operate efficiently and securely in a cloud-enabled world.
Company Size
10,001+
Company Stage
IPO
Headquarters
New York City, New York
Founded
2021
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What believers are saying
- October 2, 2026 Luxembourg lab targets 250 jobs by 2030, expanding EU demand.
- Dallas opened October 1, 2026, adding 300 roles in AI and design engineering.
- Fitch rated Kyndryl's new senior notes BBB on September 24, 2026.
What critics are saying
- A March 2026 securities fraud class action alleges misstated financials and weak internal controls.
- Kyndryl owes $700 million October 2026 notes; refinancing still pressures margins.
- If AI-lab spending fails, Kyndryl remains a low-margin managed-services shell.
What makes Kyndryl unique
- IBM spin-off heritage gives Kyndryl deep mainframe, hybrid-cloud, and regulated-industry credibility.
- Agentic AI Labs in Dallas, Liverpool, and Luxembourg convert consulting into prototypes.
- BIL named Kyndryl Luxembourg's founding client, anchoring the EU lab in banking.
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4%Kyndryl and Toyota Systems are helping Toyota Finance overhaul its IT operations with agentic AI, the companies announced on October 14, 2026. The project covers infrastructure design, change management and impact analysis. The two firms will apply the Kyndryl Agentic AI Framework across Toyota Finance's enterprise IT operations. They are building a change management solution in which AI agents use customer-specific rules and knowledge, including IT environments, runbooks and operational schedules, to flag inconsistencies and potential risks. Toyota Finance will run the agents in its production environment. It expects faster responses to business needs, better engineering productivity and stronger business continuity. Impact analysis for system changes shows agents can cut decision-making time and engineers' workload. The three companies plan to extend agentic AI across the whole IT infrastructure lifecycle.
Liverpool has its mojo back - now turn it into growth, says Downtown in Business. Downtown in Business has called on Liverpool's civic and business leaders to seize the city's growing momentum and turn its cultural, sporting and visitor success into a new era of economic growth and private-sector investment. * 8 October 2026 Downtown in Business has called on Liverpool's civic and business leaders to seize the city's growing momentum and turn its cultural, sporting and visitor success into a new era of economic growth and private-sector investment. Following Prime Minister Andy Burnham's speech to Labour Party Conference in Liverpool last week, DIB group chair and chief executive Frank McKenna said there was a growing sense that the city had reached an important moment in its regeneration journey. With Labour already confirmed to return to Liverpool for its annual conference in 2027, and the major UK real estate and investment conference UKREiiF moving to the city from 2028, McKenna believes Liverpool has an opportunity to significantly strengthen its position as a national and international business destination. "Liverpool has spent the past twenty years rebuilding its reputation and confidence, largely through the phenomenal success of its visitor, cultural, hospitality and sporting sectors. "European Capital of Culture in 2008 was a hugely important moment for the city. Since then, Liverpool has become one of the UK's leading visitor destinations and has demonstrated time and again that it can successfully host major international events. "What we haven't done as successfully is convert that cultural renaissance into an economic renaissance. We have not attracted the volume of corporate investment, headquarters, professional services businesses and high-value jobs that a city with Liverpool's assets and global profile should be securing. "The encouraging thing is that there are now signs that this could be changing." McKenna pointed to Kyndryl's decision to establish a major technology hub in Liverpool, the development of new Grade A office accommodation at Pall Mall, ambitious investment proposals for the waterfront and the opportunities presented by the North Docks as evidence of increasing confidence in the city. He added that the decision to bring UKREiiF to Liverpool from 2028 could prove particularly significant. "For years Liverpool has travelled to events such as MIPIM and UKREiiF to sell the city to investors. From 2028, thousands of investors, developers, property professionals and political leaders will be coming here. "That gives us an extraordinary shop window, but simply hosting UKREiiF will not be enough. We need to start preparing now to ensure that when those investors arrive, Liverpool has a compelling proposition, investable projects and a public and private sector that speaks confidently about where the city is going." McKenna said Liverpool should learn from the economic transformation achieved by Manchester without attempting to replicate its model. "There has understandably been a lot of discussion about 'Manchesterism' since Andy Burnham became Prime Minister. Liverpool can learn from Manchester's success, particularly its ability to create long-term collaboration between political and business leaders around a shared growth agenda. "But Liverpool doesn't need to become Manchester. We have our own extraordinary assets and our own international identity. "Our culture, sport, music, universities, hospitality, waterfront and visitor economy give Liverpool something that many cities would spend millions trying to manufacture. The challenge now is to combine those strengths with technology, innovation, entrepreneurship, property investment and a much stronger corporate economy. "Perhaps that is what 'Liverpoolism' should be about." McKenna also stressed that economic growth must translate into opportunities for local people, with Liverpool's universities and further education institutions, including the City of Liverpool College, playing an important role in connecting skills provision with emerging sectors and new investment. He concluded: "For too long the national conversation about Liverpool has focused on what happened to the city - industrial decline, political battles, injustice and controversy. "That story is changing. "Liverpool is attracting investment, major developments are moving forward, Labour Conference is coming back, UKREiiF is coming to the city and we even have a Scouse Prime Minister. "There will never be a perfect moment when all the stars align for Liverpool, but there are moments when opportunity, confidence and political attention come together. "This feels like one of them. "Liverpool has got its mojo back. Now our business and civic leaders need to turn that confidence into investment, jobs and growth - and make damn sure we don't waste the opportunity." Downtown in Business
Kyndryl and WPP expand strategic partnership to drive enterprise transformation, marketing growth and joint go-to-market innovation. * WPP to leverage Kyndryl's Agentic AI Framework throughout its operations * Kyndryl names WPP as its preferred global marketing partner LONDON, October 6, 2026 - Kyndryl (NYSE: KD), a leading provider of mission-critical enterprise technology services, and WPP, the trusted growth partner for the world's leading brands, today announced an expanded agreement under which they will redefine the traditional customer-supplier relationship. The expanded partnership focuses on three key areas: the transformation of WPP's business platforms and support model, an expanded marketing partnership naming WPP as Kyndryl's preferred global marketing partner, and joint go-to-market initiatives to drive customer growth through modernization and core business transformation. "This partnership redefines the traditional customer-supplier relationship. Kyndryl will help WPP accelerate enterprise transformation through AI-enabled operations, platform modernization and a simpler technology landscape, while WPP will support Kyndryl's growth through an expanded marketing partnership and joint go-to-market innovation," said Dominic Shine, Chief Information Officer of WPP. "Together, we are investing in each other's success, creating a relationship built on shared outcomes, trust and long-term value creation." Business platform transformation for AI-powered modernization The Kyndryl Agentic AI Framework will be applied to help modernize WPP's application estate with intelligent support operations, faster issue resolution, and reduced technical complexity. This will help enable WPP to provide more flexible technology operations in support of its Elevate28 strategy, which aims to modernize its enterprise technology environment to help it become a simpler, more integrated AI-powered company. "By combining enterprise modernization, AI-enabled operations and customer growth capabilities, we are creating a blueprint that helps WPP transform and innovate faster to drive meaningful outcomes," said Jonathan Ingram, President of Kyndryl UKI. "This is helping us unlock new sources of joint value and shared success." The new operating model will bring together workplace, cloud, infrastructure and enterprise services under a common, automated operating model. By retiring legacy applications and accelerating adoption of strategic enterprise platforms, WPP expects to realize cost savings and efficiencies over time. A portion of these savings will be reinvested into projects which deliver further IT simplification, productivity and operational benefit and will be further enhanced by the use of Kyndryl Bridge, an AI-powered, open-integration digital business platform to integrate, observe and orchestrate across its entire technology environment. Global marketing partnership for innovation and growth Kyndryl has named WPP as its preferred marketing partner, expanding the existing relationship beyond Media, Brand, and Creative Strategy to encompass a broader portfolio of high-value digital, experiential, and integrated marketing capabilities, alongside the enablement of an AI-powered Marketing Operating System built on WPP Open, WPP's pioneering agentic marketing platform. This expanded partnership across Enterprise Technology, Go-to-Market, and Marketing creates a powerful platform for innovation, growth, and business transformation for both WPP and Kyndryl. Strengthened joint Go-to-Market initiatives Kyndryl Consult and WPP Enterprise Solutions (previously VML Enterprise Solutions) will also continue to strengthen joint go-to-market efforts, previously announced in 2025, to drive client growth through modernization and core business transformation by reimagining how customers engage with brands through the power of AI, data and emerging technology. About WPP WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world's leading brands. The company unites cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, world-class creativity, next-generation production, transformative enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel in a single company - powered by exceptional talent and its agentic marketing platform, WPP Open, to help clients navigate change, capture opportunity and deliver transformational growth. For more information, visit wpp.com. About Kyndryl Kyndryl (NYSE: KD) is a leading provider of mission-critical enterprise technology services, offering advisory, implementation and managed service capabilities to thousands of customers in more than 60 countries. As the world's largest IT infrastructure services provider, the company designs, builds, manages and modernizes the complex information systems that the world depends on every day. For more information, visit www.kyndryl.com. Forward-looking statements This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements often contain words such as "aim," "anticipate," "believe," "could," "estimate," "expect," "forecast," "intend," "may," "objectives," "opportunity," "plan," "position," "predict," "project," "should," "seek," "target," "will," "would" and other similar words or expressions or the negative thereof or other variations thereon. 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Kyndryl opens first EU AI Innovation Lab in Luxembourg. Published on Friday, 02 Oct 2026 14:30 by EO Rate this item: On Friday 2 October 2026, technology services provider Kyndryl announced the opening of its first AI Innovation Lab in the European Union (EU) in Luxembourg, specialising in agentic artificial intelligence (AI) and expected to create up to 250 jobs by 2030. Banque Internationale à Luxembourg (BIL) will serve as the lab's founding client and partner. According to Kyndryl, the Luxembourg lab will allow clients from different sectors to work with its experts to identify areas where AI could be applied, develop working prototypes and move towards their implementation. The facility will focus particularly on regulated environments, including the financial sector and government, where the use of AI involves requirements concerning areas such as governance, security and data protection. Kyndryl has been directly supervised by Luxembourg's financial regulator, the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF), since 2004 under its support Professional of the Financial Sector (PSF) status. The company is also designated as a critical third-party information and communication technology (ICT) service provider under the EU's Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA). BIL will use the lab to explore how agentic AI could contribute to modernising business processes while maintaining standards related to governance, security and regulatory compliance. Petra Goude, President of Strategic Markets at Kyndryl, said: "We look forward to bringing Kyndryl's Agentic AI Framework, consulting and engineering expertise to clients across regulated industries and beyond, helping them unlock AI's potential and achieve measurable outcomes." Jeffrey Dentzer, CEO of BIL, added: "The Kyndryl AI Innovation Lab is a valuable opportunity to bring together BIL's deep banking expertise and Kyndryl's technology capabilities to turn innovation into concrete and measurable benefits for our clients. It will help us deliver simpler, more responsive services and better tools for our employees, while maintaining the strong security, responsible governance and trusted human advice that define our client relationships. The recent transfer of BIL employees to Kyndryl further strengthens this partnership." The Luxembourg facility joins Kyndryl's existing AI Innovation Labs in Liverpool, United Kingdom (UK), and Dallas, United States (US). According to Kyndryl's recently published modernisation study, 37% of European organisations ranked AI among their three main reasons for modernisation, compared with a global average of 34%. However, around half of European organisations reported falling behind in their modernisation initiatives, while 18% said their projects had so far delivered little value. Kyndryl said its network of AI Innovation Labs aimed to help clients move AI projects from initial ideas towards implementation.
Kyndryl shares jumped 5.8% after the IT infrastructure services provider announced the opening of its first US AI Innovation Lab in the Dallas–Fort Worth area. The facility could create up to 300 roles in AI, technology consulting, and design engineering over four years. The company also released its first global Modernisation Report, which surveyed 2,000 business and technology leaders. The report found that AI adoption is driving enterprises to modernise both legacy and modern infrastructure, supporting the strategic rationale for the lab investment. Despite today's gain, Kyndryl is down 53.1% since the beginning of the year. The stock is trading at $11.97 per share, 60.9% below its 52-week high of $30.63 from October 2025.